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018 Survey Expedition (4)

They even flew nearly ten meters, and said, 'Don't!' Along with the heavy sound of it, Nordrad is beaten to the rock.

Should I say I was lucky not to be muddy there by hot water.

"Nord! Are you okay?!?"

"Also, no problem...... Had it not been for this muscle I had built up, it would have been dangerous!

I wasn't hit hard on the tail, I guess it was in good shape to be thrown away.

Nordrad, waking up his body as he shook his head, was right, without any major injuries.

Phew and exhale, I look at Nordrad, who made a good force bubble, and a blue muscle floats in Iris' temple.

"Then hold your tail fast with that muscle!

Pretty messy Iris words, but I guess that's natural too.

For the Iris and the others, the lava lizards were not so threatening because they were confronting each other in an advantageous situation by preparing the ground.

If you fight from the front, you are not an easy opponent to kill.

The only way we can do this now is because we can strengthen our bodies by magic.

If it runs out, the power of the land of Iris will not extend to lava lizards.

It could also be about her own life.

"If you can't, I'll kill you!

"Ma, wait, wait! Because I'm going now!!"

Watching Iris reach for his hip sword, Nordrad hurries up and jumps to the tail of a lava lizard.

"Ya, I knew it was pretty strong! Whoa, whoa!

You learned about it earlier, Nordrad trying to hold down the root part as much as possible, not at the tip of the powerful tail you wield, but even if you do him, the strength of the power of the lava lizard is phenomenal.

No, unlike Iris, should I say that Nordrad, who can be held down to some extent by the mere power of vegetables, is phenomenal?

But it's also because of Iris and Kate's hard work that they manage to keep antagonism.

"Ko, I wonder if the strength of this power is a factor that can drive Hell Flame Grizzly out!

"Even at this time, it's research!?"

"Guh, if you're just gonna shoot me, you can shoot me lightly!

"Good luck, Iris! 'Cause we're almost there!

Kate, who has managed to tie the rope to her leg, also turns the rope to her torso, limiting the movement of the lava lizard.

The nets used for the trap were also further entangled, turning the body upside down, gobbling and.

That's how we keep fighting for a while.

Finally, the lava lizard was in a complete winding state, and it was merely swollen.

"Yay, you did it!

"Oh! You did it!

Iris and Kate, with their hips down on the ground with a dazzling grin on their accomplishments, join hands with their pussies.

Even that feels good now that we have the heat protection gear and unprotected enthusiasm and the sweat erupted by intense fighting flowing through the faces of the two of us, but successfully captured.

Kate takes only one bite of the water out of her luggage, and when she hands it to Iris, she takes off her hood and wipes her sweat.

And sighed face to face with Iris wiping her sweat similarly drinking water, all together and breathing.

"I'm just tired of this one."

"Yeah, really. But finally..."

"Yeah. Well, at this rate, grab a few more."

"" What...?

Just hearing an incredible word, the Iris froze their smiles and turned their frightened expression to Nordrad.

"Because, you see, validation requires controlled experiments. We need a couple of them, right?

Nordrad smiles and says so, as if it were nothing, even though he should have had considerable difficulty himself.

………

Iris and the others reflect on the time it took to hang the lava lizard in the trap and the fighting that followed, staring at Nordrad still, but his smile does not break.

"Mr. Nord, 'some' doesn't mean another one, does it?

"Naturally. Comparing the two doesn't mean much. You want at least three, five or six if that's possible. To get accurate experimental results."

"... Nord, you know the word Cheng?

"That's not a word in the researcher's dictionary. Instead, there's the word" strict. "

Iris looked up into the sky with his vain eyes, to Nordrad, who said without a shudder.

◇ ◇ ◇

That was not the end of the Iris' trials.

"They say lava lizards lay eggs, especially in hot mud. Kate, would you mind exploring it for a moment?

"Through this hot mud?!?"

"'Cause isn't it wondering why it doesn't boil eggs?

"Strange, but close, there's danger..."

"I'll lend you a net with this pattern on it."

"Sometimes hot water erupts abruptly!?"

"With heat protection gear, you'll be fine! I guess."

………

"Yeah, well, the flaming stones were also necessary for the investigation. I'm sorry, Iris, but pick up as many as you can."

"Even though the lava lizard eats it and it's barely rolling!?"

"It's okay. Look, there's quite a bit of hot water left over there near the vent, right?

"No, even if you manage to withstand heat, dangerous gas or something -"

"There are smelters (artifacts) that can detect toxic gases, right?

……………

"If you attack a lone lava lizard, you escape, but in the case of a group, you talk about being fought back, you know?

"... oh, I've heard of it"

"How much of a group will be fought back next, shall we verify?"

"No, no! If they fight back, it's dangerous!?"

"Hmm, good luck!

"Well, that's just..."

"Finally, you want to verify around how far away individuals are from each other they won't be considered a population."

…………………

◇ ◇ ◇

"… finally, this survey"

"Ah...... Really, finally."

The two words, which ended a long ordeal, had thoughts of a universal nature.

The reason why there are no more collectors to take on escorts, and why you get paid significantly higher than the market, every day you realize it.

Nordrad's footsteps, walking behind him, are light against two people who leak their words as they squeeze out as they descend through a cave leading to Salamander's nest.

Light smelter (artifact) on the right hand side and several lava lizards wrapped around the left.

I'm laughing delightfully at Nico, dragging that cheeky.

But that should be it, too.

Because various surveys and experiments that were not possible at the last survey site because they were refused by the gatherers of the escorts were realized by the sweat of blood shed by Iris and the others.

"Hey, that was really helpful. Because there's not that much left to do!

"... is that true? Are you sure? Even though this investigation is coming up?

"Of course! Investigations are important to be prepared in advance. It's all right!

From his previous achievements, Nordrad laughs furiously at Iris, who is caught up in a rather suspicious ghost.

In fact, if the Iris and Iris had rejected the experiments so far, Nordrad would not have been forced to either, but there was no denying that the demands escalated somewhat to the two dissatisfied but firmly ripe for work.

The good and serious nature of Iris' upbringing was a disaster, and a fortunate result for Nordrad, but he also reflected that Nordrad was just a little overdone.

Pretty rare for him.

That's how unscrupulous I was.

"It's my job, I'll do what I can..."

"Unlike the manager, you're an ordinary person, us"

If Sarasa asks, she must have said, 'I'm an ordinary person too!' and would make a claim that there are not many endorsers, but unfortunately, on this occasion, there was no advocate for Sarasa.

"Ha..., if you're safe, I'll color the reward a little bit, so try harder"

"Mm-hmm. If it's normal, I'd say no if it's more than a contract..."

Until halfway through, it was' an easy job compared to a daily wage 'and the Iris, who even felt a little sorry for themselves, but after entering the lava lizard habitat, it was the first consecutive time that they were unscrupulous as if to regain the ease they had enjoyed so far.

Worthy of a high daily wage - no, they demanded a job that was not worthy of a daily wage in a different way than before, and their spirit was cut galloping and quite exhausted with their strength.

"Honestly, if it weren't for me, the walnuts, I would have woken up to the fluctuations in my intent to kill against Nord, wouldn't I?

"Absolutely."

"Huh?

A walnut accidentally called his name and stuck to Iris' back tilts his neck wonderfully.

Directly, he played an important role as a healing and personnel in restoring every night the spirit of the Iris, who were useless walnuts in their work, but were shredded for the first time in their day.

If it weren't for the walnuts, the killers wouldn't have gone out with Iris until he had finished all of Nordrad's desired experiments.

Nordrad drips cold sweat into the gaze of the unexpectedly sharp Iris, directed at Giroli.

"Ha, that's it. Sarasa, thank you so much!

"Even for walnuts. - Hey, we're here. This is where we crusaded Salamander."